february 1, don cornelius was found dead at his home in los angeles in what appeared to be a suicide. he brought black music and culture into america's living rooms through his dance show "soul train," one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history and put a critical role in spreading the music of black america to the world. the grammy award winning are increasing at a james died at the age of 73 from complications of leukemia. >> ♪ at last, my love has come along oh, yeah my lonely days, they are over and life is like a song ♪ >> she is recorded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and youblues and rock and roll. neither etta james nor don cornelius were included in the grammy awards ceremony, although she was honored at the salmon breed for more, we're joined by marc anthony nail in madison, wisconsin, prof. of black popular culture in the african-american studies at duke university and also hosts a weekly webcast and has a blog. welcome. can you talk about the significance of the death of whitney houston? >> thank you for having me on. she is part of a ge